Appendix
1: Survey about North2North student mobility 1. Gender
Name
1 Male
2 Female
Name Percent
Male 32.6%
Female 67.4%
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2. Your age group?
Name
1 17 -‐ 20
2 21 -‐ 24
3 25 -‐ 28
4 29 -‐ 32
5 33 -‐ 36
Name Percent
17 -‐ 20 4.3%
21 -‐ 24 65.2%
25 -‐ 28 26.1%
29 -‐ 32 2.2%
33 -‐ 36 2.2%
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4. Your level of education?
Name
1 Bachelors
2 Masters
3 Ph.D
4 Other
Name Percent
Bachelors 50.0%
Masters 34.8%
Ph.D 2.2%
Other 13.0%
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5. What kind of mobility or scholarship programme have you participated/are participating in?
Name
1 North2North
2 High North Scholarship Programme
3 Nordplus / Nordlys
4 None
5 I don't know
6 Other
Name Percent
North2North 89.1%
High North Scholarship Programme 6.5%
Nordplus / Nordlys 0.0%
None 2.2%
I don't know 0.0%
Other 2.2%
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6. How good are you familiar with the University of the Arctic (UArctic)?
Name
1 Yes, I know what it is.
2 I have heard of it.
3 Never heard of it.
4 Did you mean The Arctic University of Norway?
5 I would like to know more about it.
6 I don't know
Name Percent
Yes, I know what it is. 56.5%
I have heard of it. 23.9%
Never heard of it. 8.7%
Did you mean The Arctic University of Norway? 6.5%
I would like to know more about it. 4.3%
I don't know 0.0%
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7. What is the name of your home institution?
Arctic State Institute of Art and Culture = 1 response
Memorial University of Newfoundland = 2 responses
Murmansk State Humanities University = 3 responses
North-‐Eastern Federal University = 3 responses
Northern Arctic Federal University = 2 responses
Nunavut Arctic College = 1 response
State Polar Academy = 1 response
UiT = 10 responses
Ukhta State Technical University = 2 responses
University of Alaska Fairbanks = 4 responses
University of Lapland = 5 responses
University of Northern British Columbia = 2 responses
University of Saskatchewan = 1 response
University of Turku = 8 responses
Vancouver Island University = 1 response
8. Does your home institution belong to the UArctic network?
Name
1 Yes
2 No
3 I don't know
Name Percent
Yes 73.9%
No 0.0%
I don't know 26.1%
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10. How did you learn about the North2North mobility programme?
Name
1 From a friend
2 University staff
3 Social media (Facebook/Twitter)
4 Internet/Websites
5 Brochure/Flyers
6 Student fair
7 Newsletter/e-‐mail
8 Other
Name Percent
From a friend 19.6%
University staff 78.3%
Social media (Facebook/Twitter) 0.0%
Internet/Websites 23.9%
Brochure/Flyers 13.0%
Student fair 2.2%
Newsletter/e-‐mail 2.2%
Other 0.0%
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11. Why did you choose this program?
Name
1 It has a good reputation
2 My friends have done it
3 It provides a scholarship
4 I could choose many different institutions
5 Because I wanted to stay in the North.
6 Other
Name Percent
It has a good reputation 4.3%
My friends have done it 4.3%
It provides a scholarship 47.8%
I could choose many different institutions 4.3%
Because I wanted to stay in the North. 26.1%
Other 13.0%
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12. Would you like to be the part of a North2North Facebook community?
Name
1 Yes
2 No
3 Why bother
4 I don't know
Name Percent
Yes 52.2%
No 19.6%
Why bother 2.2%
I don't know 26.1%
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13. Do you think a Facebook community could help other students to choose North2North mobility?
Name
1 Yes
2 Definitely yes
3 Probably
4 No
5 Of course not
Name Percent
Yes 21.7%
Definitely yes 15.2%
Probably 58.7%
No 4.3%
Of course not 0.0%
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14. How can North2North mobility become more popular?
Name
1 Through student ambassadors
2 Through social media
3 Through student fairs
4 Through newspaper articles
5 Through Websites
6 Through E-‐mails/Newsletters
7 Other
Name Percent
Through student ambassadors 39.1%
Through social media 19.6%
Through student fairs 26.1%
Through newspaper articles 6.5%
Through Websites 4.3%
Through E-‐mails/Newsletters 2.2%
Other 2.2%
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15. What content and features should a North2North facebook group provide?
Name
1 Information about study options (programmes, field work, courses)
2 Student stories and experiences
3 Information about institutions
4 Information about study destinations (City, region, country)
5 Practical information about scholarship programmes and application process
6 Invitation to webinars and moocs
7 Information about conferences and workshops
8 Activities of UArctic thematic networks
9 Other
Name Percent
Information about study options (programmes, field work, courses) 82.6%
Student stories and experiences 78.3%
Information about institutions 58.7%
Information about study destinations (City, region, country) 56.5%
Practical information about scholarship programmes and application process 65.2%
Invitation to webinars and moocs 23.9%
Information about conferences and workshops 28.3%
Activities of UArctic thematic networks 26.1%
Other 4.3%
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16. Would you recommend a North2North exchange to your fellow students?
Name
1 Yes
2 No
3 I don't know
Name Percent
Yes 97.8%
No 2.2%
I don't know 0.0%
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17. How satisfied are you with the North2North exchange experience?
Name
1 Very Dissatisfied
2 Dissatisfied
3 Indifferent
4 Satisfied
5 Very Satisfied
Question N Mean Standard deviation Median
How satisfied are you with the North2North exchange experience? 46 4.61 0.53 5.00
Name Percent
Very Dissatisfied 0.0%
Dissatisfied 0.0%
Indifferent 2.2%
Satisfied 34.8%
Very Satisfied 63.0%
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Application for grants from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
S51 – Application form for project/programme support Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PO box 8114 Dep.
N-0032 Oslo Norway post@mfa.no
The application should be sent by email to post@mfa.no, with a copy to the responsible unit for the grant scheme. Please consult the Guide to grant application at www.regjeringen.no/ud for more information.
1. Project information(only one project per application)
Name of the grant scheme Responsible unit for the grant scheme (unit in MFA or Embassy)
Project title
Where will the project take place (area/country)? Total amount applied for (NOK) Project duration (mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy)
Sector/ priority area
New project Continuation of previous grant, project no:
Brief project description for statistical purposes, maximum 255 characters
2. About the applicant
2.1 Contact information Name and abbreviation
Address Postal code City Country
Telephone Fax Email Website
Contact person Email Telephone/mobile phone
2.2 Type of organisation (tick one box on each line below)
Norwegian, org. no: Non-Norwegian Multilateral
Private sector Governmental/Public sector NGO
Other, please specify:
2.3 About the organisation
Brief description of the organisation (size/number of employees, number of years in operation, affiliation to larger networks, etc.)
Brief description of the organisation’s financial situation
2.4 Internal routines
Does the organisation have anticorruption routines? Does the organisation have procurement routines?
Yes No Yes No
If yes, documentation of the routines should be made available upon request.
2.5 Has the applicant received grants from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (including embassies), Norad or Fredskorpset (FK)?
No Yes, once Under this grant scheme Under other grant schemes
Yes, several times Last project/agreement no.: Last project/agreement no.:
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3. About the project
3.1 Cooperating partner (if more than one partner, use attachment)
Name Contact person
Address Postal code City Country
Telephone Email Website
Type of organisation (tick one box on each line below)
Norwegian, org. no: Non-Norwegian Multilateral
Private sector Governmental/Public sector NGO
Other, please specify:
Applicant’s previous experience with this partner
3.2 Applicant’s and partner’s/partners’ respective roles in the project
Applicant’s competence and qualifications in relation to the project’s theme, experience from the geographical area concerned, and any other relevant experience
Cooperating partner’s/partners’ competence and qualifications in relation to the project
Division of roles and description of what the applicant and cooperating partner(s), respectively, can contribute to the project
3.3. Project description
Brief description of the present situation and the need/justification for the project (baseline). Please also describe the project’s position in relation to overall strategic plans, if relevant.
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Brief description of the project
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Describe the target group of the project, and to what extent the target group participates in the project implementation
If relevant, status from earlier phase(s) of the project, including status for reporting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4. Implementation plan
The implementation plan should provide an overview of the project activities, if relevant with an indication of milestones for important events/results. The implementation plan may be provided in a separate attachment to the application. Milestones are to be marked with Mxx in the number column, and given a planned end date (dd/mm/yy).
Number Milestones, activities Responsible party
(abbreviation)
Planned start
date Planned end date
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96 5. Goal hierarchy
Use short sentences/lists of bullet points when filling out the table, if relevant with reference to other parts of the application. See Guide to grant application for more information. The goal hierarchy may be provided in a separate attachment to the application.
5. Development goal/intended impact on society. One goal only.
Long-term desired effect
4. Project goal (purpose/intended outcome). One goal only. The positive effect the project seeks to achieve for the target group
Description Indicators of goal achievement
Prerequisites/risk factors
3. Expected results/services/products (output) Measurable services/products of the project’s activities
Description Indicators of goal achievement
Prerequisites/risk factors
2. Planned activities
Planned concrete activities in order to obtain the desired results, cf. implementation plan
Description Resources
Prerequisites/risk factors
1. Present situation (baseline)
Description of the present situation as a basis for assessing the project’s outcome Description
Indicators (to be linked to indicators specified under 3 Expected results/output or, if possible, under 4 Project goal/intended outcome)
Comments to the table, if any
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6. The project’s sustainability and risk factors
6.1 Give an assessment of the project’s sustainability:
The project’s local/institutional foundation
Participation by different stakeholders and coordination with other actors/donors
Other relevant sustainability elements (environmental, technological, economic, socio-economic and cultural aspects, etc.)
Has an Environmental Impact Assessment been carried out?
Yes No Comments:
Has a Conflict Sensitivity Assessment been carried out?
Yes No Comments:
6.2 Risk factors
Identification of risk factors, including corruption Management of identified risks, including corruption
6.3 Follow up/exit strategy
Describe the exit strategy/follow-up efforts after completion of the project
6.4 Gender and equal rights
Describe how gender and equal rights are taken into consideration in the project, and ensured in recruitment and training.
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7. Budget and financing plan
A detailed breakdown of the expenditures must be provided in a separate attachment. See Guide to grant application for more information.
Tick if amounts are given in 1000s Currency:
First year
Second year Following years
(yyyy) (yyyy) (yyyy)-
(yyyy)
Total Percentage of total
Project expenses – grant recipient
Costs directly related to the implementation of the project
Project expenses – cooperating partner(s)
Costs directly related to the implementation of the project
Overheads
The organisation’s indirect administrative costs related to the implementation of the project
Total expenses
- Applicant’s own financial contribution (mark all contributions with minus signs)
- Financial contributions from other sources
(specify which, and mark all contributions with minus signs)
= Amount applied for from the MFA Status of applications/grants from other sources
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8. Additional information
Any other information of relevance for the application
9. Bank details
Grant recipients should open a separate, joint account for all grants received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (not applicable to governmental organisations).
If the applicant has not received a grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (including embassies/Norad) previously, or the applicant’s bank details have been changed, a confirmation of the bank details should be provided, using the organisation’s official headed paper, bank statements or other written confirmation from the bank, before payment can take place.
Name and address of bank
Name of account holder Account number/IBAN number Swift code
Account currency Other information
10. Attachments
Tick the boxes below if attached, and give each attachment a number. Any other attachments should also be listed.
Attached Number Attachment
Detailed budget breakdown (mandatory)
Additional cooperating partners Implementation plan
Goal hierarchy
Confirmation of bank details
11. Date and confirmation
I am authorised to sign legally binding agreements on behalf of the applicant, and confirm that the information contained in this application is correct to the best of my knowledge.
Place and date Name/signature
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